Word: borgata
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Last week the first stores in the Pier opened, as did a $200 million expansion of the Borgata casino hotel that includes restaurants by star chefs Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay and Michael Mina. "People want to do more than gamble," says Pam Popielarski, president of the Tropicana casino hotel, which opened its complex of stores, restaurants and IMAX movie theater, dubbed the Quarter, in late 2004. "They want entertainment...
...until that point, Miller had not only battled the mountain at Sestriere Borgata, he brought the course to its knees, winning the downhill part of the combined. He threw himself out of the start house and quickly reached 126.48 kph-fastest on the day-at the first interval timing, slicing through the two tough turns in the upper part of the course. Nor did he make the mistake that had cost him a medal in the downhill, when he gave up too much speed in the lower section. Miller's time of 1:38.36 was .32 secs ahead of Didier...
...demand from folks like the Isleys by offering facilities better suited to side-by-side treatments and new male-oriented services, such as barbershop-style shaves and massages specifically designed to ease muscles sore from sports and heavy lifting, says Spa Finder president Susie Ellis. Spa Toccare at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, N.J., features a Yo' Rock Facial ($150 for 50 minutes), which offers cleansing and exfoliation with products specifically designed for men's skin, and a barbershop with a pool table and leather lounge chairs...
...Trump Hotels' shareholders have concerns. "I don't think he knows a thing about running the casinos," asserts Marvin Roffman, an analyst and longtime Trump critic at the investment firm Roffman Miller. The cash-starved casinos are run down and have been losing customers to newer outfits like the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, which opened last year. Since selling initial shares to the public in 1995, Trump Hotels has never recorded an annual profit and the stock has fallen 84%. If Trump gets the deal he wants to recapitalize the company, existing shareholders may get wiped...